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Either way CNBC and CNBC 2 is redundant as the channels total a different audience.

WAVY added another classic newscast from their archives; this time a May 22, 1986 edition of the Daily News focusing on an A-6 crash at the Oceana Naval air station in Virginia Beach (also the first clip I've seen of CBS News reporter Byron Pitts when he worked at the station)

Before Willie, the real front runner was Lester Holt. He was already the host of Weekend Today and he had the "it factor" necessary to become a full time host. He is very likable, solid credentials, has chemistry with his co-anchors could transition well from hard news to entertainment. He was the viewers favorite on the Today show. Geist had more tv time after Lester was promoted to full time Dateline host. Before Willie came, Lester Holt was the fill in and on the weekday show quite often, when he got the Dateline host position he slowly transitioned away from the Today show. David Gregory was on shaky ground cause of his MTP job and eventually was fired and Geist got the position by default.

Martinez and Cha always have that awkward, deer in the headlights look. LOL

Which is strange in its own right. It's funny that KGTV most likely took a story from CNN NewsSource and not from sister station KNXV directly.

All of them were off??? They probably had to do the NBC mandated sexual harassment training class. Or it's a promo shoot day. Did anyone even notice that Preston Phillips of KGTV weekend show has bounced to Phoenix KPHO as a weekend anchor. He has star wars jammies...and can now afford a real house in PHX.

Just goes to show that even the worst branding in the world becomes acceptable and loved over time. "Alive" is so 1970's Storer...and even then it sucked....but if you have people that love it, then leave it alone.